1I am not surprised that she doesn't have any friends. She is as sour as ...............
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The idiom "as sour as vinegar" describes someone who is unpleasant or unfriendly.
2She has so many friends because she is as sweet as ...............
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The idiom "as sweet as honey" describes someone who is very kind and pleasant.
3I don't have a sweet ...............; I rarely eat desserts.
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The idiom "sweet tooth" means a strong liking for sweet foods.
4I appreciate his integrity and honesty. He is a ............... of the earth type of person.
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The idiom "salt of the earth" means a very honest, decent, and dependable person.
5His latest book is selling like ...............
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The idiom "like hot cakes" means very quickly and in large numbers.
6You should have just told me the truth. There was no need to ............... it.
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The verb "sugarcoat" means to make something unpleasant seem less bad.
7Take every piece of news you find online with a grain of ...............
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The idiom "with a grain of salt" means with some doubt or skepticism.
8It is time he proved that he is worth his ...............
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The idiom "worth his salt" means good or competent at his job.
9She was the ............... of her mother's eye.
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The idiom "apple of her mother's eye" means the person her mother loved most.
10In the end, his hard work bore ..............., and he became a successful musician.
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The idiom "bore fruit" means produced a successful result.
11The car won't start again. I think I bought a ...............
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The idiom "bought a lemon" means bought something defective or worthless.
12Don't compare a race car with a tiny hatchback. That is like comparing apples to ...............
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The idiom "comparing apples to oranges" means comparing things that are too different to compare fairly.
Done.
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Answers
- I am not surprised that she doesn’t have any friends. She is as sour as vinegar
- She has so many friends because she is as sweet as honey
- I don’t have a sweet tooth; I rarely eat desserts.
- I appreciate his integrity and honesty. He is a salt of the earth type of person.
- His latest book is selling like hot cakes
- You should have just told me the truth. There was no need to sugarcoat it.
- Take every piece of news you find online with a grain of salt
- It is time he proved that he is worth his salt
- She was the apple of her mother’s eye.
- In the end, his hard work bore fruit, and he became a successful musician.
- The car won’t start again. I think I bought a lemon
- Don’t compare a race car with a tiny hatchback. That is like comparing apples to oranges
